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Archos updates internet-enabled PMP range

The sheets come off the Atom-based Archos 9

The Archos 5 internet-enabled personal media player scored a whopping 90 per cent in Register Hardware’sreview back in October. But now manufacturer Archos has upped the stakes with an updated model called, simply, Archos 9.

The Archos 9 will run Windows 7

The first thing to point out about Archos 9 is that it will run Windows 7. This means that although Archos is gunning to launch the device by October, the launch will be at the mercy of the arrival of Microsoft’s OS, currently pegged for 22 October.

Nonetheless, Archos claimed that the Archos 9 will provide an “unrivalled user experience” that, ultimately, could lead to replacement of the traditional computer – a bold claim.